For individuals who work on the intersection of digital infrastructure and authorities, regulators, coverage, non-public fairness, and finance, you will need to be certain that to satisfy us at PTC’DC this yr.
As international telecom consultants, our staff at TeleGeography is aware of a factor or two about these intersections. We’re repeatedly cited within the press and have written about how geopolitics shapes telecom infrastructure.
We have compiled a choice of our consultants’ insights on related subjects you must brush up on earlier than PTC’DC to make essentially the most of convention conversations.
Fast information on PTC’DC
First, a couple of fundamentals on this occasion. PTC’DC will happen on September 17, 2026, in Reston, Virginia, simply exterior of Washington, DC. The gathering will characteristic networking alternatives and distinct classes on:
- AI 2030: The World Race for Energy and Capital
- Scaling Energy, Land, and Infrastructure for the AI Financial system
- Fiber
- Restoring Belief in Digital Infrastructure By Neighborhood Alignment
- How Do We Globalize AI and How Do We Make it Secure?
Important assets for PTC’DC
Our telecom consultants make it simple to get up-to-speed for occasions like PTC’DC via quite a lot of data-packed assets and analyses. We compiled a few of the most related items right here, together with evaluation on AI’s influence on telecom infrastructure. You possibly can browse additional via our Assets hub.
Let’s begin with a little bit one thing from our final outing with the PTC staff. Watch our Telecom Workshop from PTC 2026, led by TeleGeography Senior Analysis Supervisor Brianna Boudreau, Senior Analysis Supervisor Jon Hjembo, and Chief Analysis Officer Tim Stronge. Obtain the slides from this presentation right here.
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Navigating Hostile Waters: Submarine Cable Infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery, not just for the transit of oil and cargo but in addition for the information flowing via submarine cables on the seafloor. Given latest hostilities, which have included injury to information facilities within the UAE and Bahrain, it’s value contemplating whether or not the potential danger to telecommunications infrastructure extends to the submarine cables within the area. This is what it’s essential to find out about cables within the Strait of Hormuz and within the area.
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Warfare within the Center East, Broken Knowledge Facilities, and Cloud Disruptions
Iranian drone and missile strikes on three Amazon Internet Companies (AWS) information facilities within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain precipitated a extreme, cascading influence on AWS and its prospects. As a result of the assaults precipitated bodily injury to a number of infrastructure websites concurrently, commonplace cloud redundancy fashions failed, resulting in widespread regional and international disruptions. This put up discusses the influence of the warfare in Iran on information facilities and cloud structure.
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An Examination of Overseas Adversary Threats to Subsea Cable Infrastructure
When TeleGeography Chief Analysis Officer Tim Stronge testified earlier than congress about subsea cable infrastructure, cable routing points got here up. The U.S. Home of Representatives simply handed the Undersea Cable Safety Act, which eliminates a duplicative allowing requirement for undersea cables put in and routed via Nationwide Marine Sanctuaries, permitting these initiatives to proceed as soon as all different federal and state permits are secured.
Learn Tim’s congressional testimony and watch the listening to.
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AI’s Impression on Telecom Infrastructure
Strong intelligence on AI infrastructure begins with TeleGeography’s seasoned staff of world telecom consultants. We accumulate and analyze industry-leading information you’ll be able to’t discover wherever else—not even your LLM of selection. That is unique, full, and correct analysis unique to TeleGeography customers.
We have compiled assets right here that can assist you perceive present markets and forecasts for the way AI is impacting transport networks, information facilities and cloud, and enterprise networks.
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The Economics of Submarine Cables
On this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Web podcast, senior analyst Lane Burdette takes listeners on a deep dive into the advanced world of submarine cable economics. Lane breaks down:
- What goes into constructing them
- How a lot they price
- Who builds them
- How operators generate income in an {industry} the place provide and demand are in fixed flux.
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How Regulation Impacts Interconnectivity
Learn the way laws and governance influence connectivity and why we’re seeing sure cities on the prime of our Market Connectivity Rating rankings repeatedly.
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The Regulatory and Geopolitical Surroundings of Cable Faults and Upkeep
Undersea cables are essential to the worldwide economic system and nationwide safety. Governments and regional {industry} teams are contemplating the best way to improve submarine cable safety and resilience. A report by TeleGeography and Infra-Analytics outlines the mandatory steps to maintain present service ranges and reduce restore delays for undersea cables that carry international web visitors, together with a complete examination of the regulatory and geopolitical environments that influence cable upkeep and restore.
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Final Step? Register for PTC’DC!
Register right here to safe your spot for PTC’DC 2026. Our staff hopes to see you there.